Parking stories in the News/media

KeithP

An article on the RAC website...

Are drivers who pay with cash when parking being discriminated against?

patient_dream

Is this Britain's sneakiest traffic warden? Shoppers at a designer outlet are being issued with £100 parking fines by an official who allegedly hides in a bush

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12417145/Shoppers-parking-fines-traffic-warden-hides-bush.html

Time2Go_25

Another reason never to go to London: 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12427825/London-councils-consider-hiking-parking-fines-25.html

patient_dream

pdel61 said:

Another reason never to go to London: 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12427825/London-councils-consider-hiking-parking-fines-25.html

Bet that was the brainwave of the BPA ???

Coupon-mad

Take a bow, Smart Parking for 'fining' an elderly driver for not actually parking:
https://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/uk-world-news/furious-driver-gets-parking-fine-27544818

The BPA must be so proud.  This is how they all make their money...

Coupon-mad

And here we have a notorious IPC firm, I-Park Services, threatening another elderly chap with court because he couldn't make their useless machine work, and left WITHOUT accepting the contract:
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/grandad-67-vows-go-court-27560518.amp

"Mr Christie drove into the car park on Canal Street in Chester on December 30 last year. However, he says less he left less than 12 minutes later because he could not successfully pay for a ticket on the pay and display meter.

He told Cheshire Live: "When you went in the meter was horrible. You couldn't read it. I stopped for less than 12 minutes and spent that time queuing behind others with the same problem trying to read the meter because of the sun's reflection and shoddy meter backlight.

"You had to input your registration. I tried all that with no joy and gave up. I'm 67 and my eyesight isn't great. I chatted with some other guys who said you could pay online. I tried and failed to download the app before giving up in frustration.  This completely accounted for the 12 minutes I was there."

The grandad-of-four, from the village of Bunbury near Crewe has labelled the machine as 'not fit for purpose.' He said the screen "was almost impossible to read" and that visibility was further impeded by the sunlight.

Unable to work it, he then attempted to pay online but was unable to so gave up and drove out of the car park having "made a genuine effort to pay".

Just clear off, I-Park Services.

patient_dream

Wonder when government will wake up that THEY approved two ATA's .. the BPA and IPC who now run the biggest money scammers clubs in the UK

The BPA and IPC have betrayed government

Time2Go_25

This one is from a different perspective.
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cheeky-callington-shoppers-taking-mick-8693094

Coupon-mad

The ongoing scam site at Wrexham rumbles on, with local MSs wanting to speak to Euro Car Parks but ECP cancelled the meeting:
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/23732022.mss-continue-battle-wrexham-island-green-car-park-issues/

“Dozens of constituents and non-constituents have informed me they avoid Island Green altogether because of the parking problems. High streets are suffering as it is so creating further barriers that put people off shopping is clearly nonsensical."

"Put off" = to deter.

That's an effective deterrent right there!

Deter people from shopping - literally drive them away - and you can hoodwink a credulous landowner into thinking you've eased congestion in the car park.  And some idiots would believe it.

Coupon-mad

And another elderly person ripped off, this time by CPP (ParkingEye) at a Hospital:
https://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/23727601.colchester-man-fined-hospital-despite-parking-meter-refusing-money/

The silly sausage actually PAID the fake PCN thinking he could do that and appeal, even though his money was obviously sent down the drain into CPP's coffers and he'd already paid £4.50 cash at the faulty machine.

Mr Terry said he was left perplexed by a response to his appeal which said the Car Parking Partnership was “unable to locate any vehicle details that match or resemble your vehicle registration” – despite the fact the fine showed a picture of his car leaving the car park.

BPA - are you actually proud of what you do?  Honestly, I don't know how you, the IPC or your greedy members sleep at night, unless you were born without a conscience or semblance of consumer ethics.